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United Kingdom 1924 general election

What was the result of the 1924 general election in the United Kingdom?

Conservative Party won 412 of 615 seats with 47.2% of the vote.

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  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Conservative Party won 412 of 615 seats with 47.2% of the vote.

  • Conservative Party 412 47.2%
  • Labour Party 151 33.0%
  • Liberal Party 40 17.6%
  • Constitutionalist 7 1.1%
  • Communist Party of Great Britain 1 0.3%
  • Sinn Féin 0 0.3%
  • Nationalist Party 1
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
308 of 615 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 47.2%

    Share of the vote won by Conservative Party

    Conservative Party won 412 of 615 seats. A majority needs 308.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Conservative Party41247.27,854,523
Labour Party15133.05,489,087
Liberal Party4017.62,928,737
Constitutionalist71.1185,075
Communist Party of Great Britain10.355,346
Sinn Féin00.346,457
Other parties (seats only)30.5
Nationalist Party1
Votes by party
  • Conservative Party 7,854,523
  • Labour Party 5,489,087
  • Liberal Party 2,928,737
  • Constitutionalist 185,075
  • Communist Party of Great Britain 55,346
  • Sinn Féin 46,457
  • Other parties (seats only)
  • Nationalist Party

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

16,640,279 votes were valid.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Conservative Party47.2% of votes67.0% of seats
  • Labour Party33.0% of votes24.6% of seats
  • Liberal Party17.6% of votes6.5% of seats
  • Constitutionalist1.1% of votes1.1% of seats
  • Communist Party of Great Britain0.3% of votes0.2% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 17.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.8 by votes and 1.9 by seats; Conservative Party led Labour Party by 14.2 points of the vote.

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